When a Motorbike Pulled Up

Two days ago, as I was about to start my car to move out from where it was parked after submitting some forms at the Government complex in Jalan Duta, a fifty-something year old Malay man pulled up on his motorcycle in front of me. He had two persons that appeared to be his wife and young son riding pillion with him. Initially I thought he wanted to ask for directions. Later his intentions became apparent to me. 'Sir, can you help me with some money,' he said in a mixture of Malay and English, 'I need to buy an inhaler that costs 26.50 ringgit for my son urgently and I don't have the money. My son is suffering from asthma. I went to the nearby mosque and there was no one there who could help me.'

In an instantaneous flashback, I remembered that Kathryn too suffered from asthma as a young child until her early teens. She managed to be free from it when she was in her teens. Instinctively, I reached for my wallet and pulled out 3 ten ringgit notes and gave to him. ''Sir, I don't know and I don't want to ask whether what you are asking for is out of genuine need or not, but because you asked me, and because I am a Christian, I'm giving it to you. God bless you." I replied him. He went away grateful, and I went away lifted up a little in my spirits. I felt happy. In the midst of sadness. For that moment.

I wish life would be as simple as that all the time. There was a need. You helped meet that need. Everyone felt happy. Maybe that might help us forget our sadness. For a while, at least.

Whispers of God

The counsel of God often comes to us in gentle whispers.
Never intrusive, never obtrusive,

Always leaves a moment for reflection and choice.
When I needed clarity of direction,

She would always be there to provide a gentle whisper.

Sometimes the obvious need not be the best
And the best need not be the obvious
However, it was those whispers that kept matters on an even keel.
They protected us from our own impetuosity.

Somehow, they managed to clear a muddled thought,
Provide enough light to take a step,
Little by little, moment by moment
Eventually we would find the way.

Comfort or assurance,
Counsel or rebuke,
It was always done in gentle whispers.
Looking back, I guess they must have been
The whispers of God.

Mark Teh
23 September 2010

Glimpses of You

GLIMPSES OF YOU

I see a glimpse of you
In every thoughtful deed
Someone kind enough
To offer another in need

I see a glimpse of you
In our children's eyes
They share the same aura
That no one can deny

I see a glimpse of you
When someone suffers pain
Knowing what you went through
Never once did you complain

I see a glimpse of you
When of you someone speaks
'A character par excellence,
Strong but yet gentle and meek'.

I see a glimpse of you
When I see the desk now empty
Where you used to work at
Your files they were aplenty

I see a glimpse of you
When love’s music plays our song
We were much in love
It's tunes we sang along

I see a glimpse of you
When I see the notes you wrote
With words that stood out
Your heart of love they denote

I see a glimpse of you
When a ray of light through heaven shines
That day when you I shall see again
The day for which my heart so pines

Mark Teh
20 September 2010

The Kopitiam

The Kopitiam

Saturday mornings were usually one time of the week we looked forward to because it was a time when we could get together with the kids for a leisurely breakfast and look back over the week gone by. As a family, we would talk about our joys and frustrations during the week and it meant a time of bonding with the kids as well.

Sometimes in the evenings, I would get Kathryn out just to spend some time with her or to discuss anything that was troubling and she would oblige all the time. It was those precious times that we could share our deepest thoughts or sometimes it was just plain bread and coffee time.

Some of our favourite joints were the many kopitiams (coffee shops) around the neighbourhood of Subang Jaya where we lived. Sometimes it was the more upmarket 'yuppy' corners and at other times it was the old traditional kopitiam 'hainan' style that we love to gather in. Other times were spent at the mamak stalls (food stalls generally run by Indians and Indian Muslims) where we dug into roti canai (a type of Indian flatbread eaten with curry) despite not feeling at all hungry. Like most times when we get to go out together it was not about the food nor the ambience but the time we could spend together and the fellowship that we had that meant a lot to us.

For Kathryn and me, the humble kopitiam was meant to be our place to hang out and relax even our greying years. We used to share about the things that we could do together even after the kids were grown and had families of their own. It was something I looked forward to continuing because it was a place of memories of family times and it has brought us so much bonding together as a family. It is now something that I will greatly miss doing with her.

These days I still take the kids out to the kopitiams whenever I can. They know that I needed these times to get away to gather my feelings and thoughts together. For me perhaps, the kopitiam is one place to put an anchor down in the sea of change that is taking place now.

Mark Teh
14 September 2010

A Place of the Heart

A PLACE OF THE HEART

There is a place of quiet retreat
A place sent from above
It is now a sanctuary
Reserved for you my love
A garden of communion
A treasure of memories
A place of the heart

Nurtured over the years
With utmost love and care
Along its familiar pathways we'd stroll
Away from the world and all its glare
A skip in our steps
A smile on our faces
A whisper into each other's ears

The soft caress of the gentle wind
Blowing teasingly upon our faces
The freshness of the flowers after the morning dew
With their fragrance they greet us
Refreshing
Invigorating
Healing

Watching idly the beauty of God's creation
We used to sit by the streams
We understood our deepest thoughts
We shared our greatest dreams
Ah! What bliss!
Not a single care in the world
Not a frown upon our foreheads

As I close my eyes now
I can see the pictures once again
A kaleidoscope of images
Never two the same
Ever changing with each turn of our lives
Ever so beautiful its formation
Ever so colourful their display

Where we used to go
Where we used to sit
What we liked to do
What we liked to eat
Just you and me,
It seemed meant to be
But alas, now it's just me

Looking across the thin veil that now separates us
I can almost touch you still
Talking with you, just looking at you
The warm embrace that still I feel
Our world stands still
Our hearts beating as one
Our minds at peace

Tears still flow freely
Just thinking about you
Feeling disconsolate,
Devastated, just to say a few
Weeping lasts for a moment, say some
Soon it will pass, it surely will
But when will morning come?

This is a place, no ordinary place,
Where time is a seamless dimension
Where everything is in transition
Where life and death has a different rendition
Longing for the past
Caught in the present
Thinking about the future

Our place of the heart
A watered garden it remains
Rest after a weary day
A deep contentment it retains
A place I'd always like to return to now
Our place away from this busy world
Just you and me

My love forever

Mark Teh
10 September 2010

This is the Day that the Lord Has Made

This is the Day that the Lord has made
(by Scott Wesley Brown)


This is the Day that the Lord has made
And I'm so glad He made you
With each rising sun you are here by my side
You are more than a dream come true
O to have you, to hold you, to love you, to pray,
To share with, to care with, to hold hands and say,
This is the day that the Lord has made
And I will rejoice, I will rejoice, I will rejoice with you


This is the love that the Lord has made
That you and I we are one
Love's mystery is unfolding today
Written for us in the sun
O for better for worse, for rich or for poor
Each day that passes I'll love you more for
This is the day that the Lord has made
And I will rejoice, I will rejoice, I will rejoice with you

This is the day...., this is the day.

(This is the day is the song that Mark sang at their wedding 25 years ago and now again at this wake service as a tribute to what Kathryn has meant all these years)

Tribute by Mark 2nd Night Wake Service, 3rd May 2010

Tribute by Mark

Dear friends, relatives and church members who are especially dear to Kathryn, I welcome you tonight.

We are here to celebrate the life and times of your friend and my dearest friend and partner-in-life, Kathryn Teoh Boon Kee.

I know that you share in our joys and our griefs.

Kathryn had been suffering from breast cancer since 2001. For most parts of the time she had been well until the middle of last year when she had complications in other areas. She had been in hospital for the last two weeks for an operation to remove fluid from her the lining of her lungs. When she went home to be with the Lord yesterday at 9.00 am, she was peaceful with all of her loved ones by her bedside. All throughout she didn't suffer any pain.

The last two weeks have been an occasion for many of you to have been personally and actively involved in taking care of Kathryn and standing with our family in this moment. You have freely offered your time, resources and support, some of you taking leave and many of you laid aside the immediate needs of your family to offer your help to us. For this we are consider ourselves truly blessed to have you.

From all of the friends and relatives that came yesterday and today, I see that Kathryn has touched so many of your lives.

It is not what we have accumulated that speaks of our greatest achievements but what we leave behind when we are no longer around. I can see that Kathryn has left so much of an impact in many of your lives that the memories will continue to linger on even long after we leave here.

I would like to share a glimpse of what Kathryn has been to me. First is a song that I sang at our wedding 25 years ago. This is the song entitled,

“THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE” by Scott Wesley Brown....

Kathryn had all the qualities you could ever ask for in a spouse. She has been my constant companion, my faithful counselor and my endearing friend. If you were to ask me would I marry her again if I had a second chance, I would reply with a resounding yes without any hesitation. Ours was a marriage made in heaven and I will truly miss her for all that she has meant to me and all of us.

She was my faithful counselor. Often we would journal our thoughts and would compare our journal to see what God was speaking to us.

We have been blessed with 3 wonderful children. In this short period of two weeks, I have seen our children grow up overnight. Melissa has taken on splendidly her place and responsibility as our firstborn. Pam and Darren too have grown.

Kathryn must have been loved by the many people whose lives she's touched over the years. All of you who are here and the flowers that we see are an eloquent testimony of how much she is loved. Just today one of her friends remarked that there are so many of her friends who are here to bid her farewell and there are many more who have gone on before who are waiting on heaven's shore to welcome her into the sweet presence of Jesus.

God has been faithful in granting the desires of her heart in particular prayers that she prayed. Many years ago, she had prayed for a good life partner and her conditions were that he must one who loves the Lord, must be a Hokkien and must come from the village clan of Eng Chun. The Lord must have loved her so much that he granted all the conditions. I guess the Lord must have felt that the only genuine Eng Chun clan must come from Klang. The Lord looked for someone from one Glad Tidings Church in Klang and the rest is history.

The second was the salvation of her family. Through her life, she had brought her sister and her mother to the Lord. Last Saturday, she slipped into unconsciousness for more than two hours and we were not sure whether she would come back. We told David, her brother how much she had been praying for him and her dad for such a long time to come to know the Lord. But now she didn't have the opportunity to tell them personally. We spent some time praying and amazingly, shortly after she woke up suddenly and the first thing she wanted to do was to call for David. She then led her brother in a prayer of commitment to the Lord. After that she called for her dad and did the same. Only after that did she feel that her mission was complete.

To my Dad and Mum-in-law, 52 years ago, God entrusted someone whom you named as Boon Kee into your care. You took care of her and loved her. About 25 years ago you entrusted Boon Kee or Kathryn into my care. I have done my part on loving and caring for her. Now I am releasing back to God's arms the Kathryn that you and I love, comforted by the knowledge that she is now more loved and cared for by our heavenly Father.

I wish to thank and acknowledge the people who are here and those who have come earlier:

Members of Kathryn's family and relatives
Members of my family and relatives
My father-in-law's relatives, friends and business associates
The Overcomers Group, Kathryn’s friends from teenage years
Members of Glad Tidings Klang
Members and friends from :
Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya,
Damansara Utama Methodist Church,
SIB Church Kuala Lumpur,
Grace Assembly Subang Jaya,
Grace Assembly Petaling Jaya,
Grace Assembly, Port Klang,
Full Gospel Assembly, USJ
Community Baptist Church, Kota Damansara,
Acts Church, Subang Jaya
Pastor Philip Sung from Bethel Church Melaka
Kathryn's Assuntarian classmates
My Ex-colleagues from Public Bank
My School mates from High School Klang
Kathryn's ex-colleagues from KPMG Group
Kathryn's friends from CCH Tax Publication
Friends from the USJ 4 Secondary School Parent Teachers Association
Special thanks to William Wong, our dear friend from Australia
Peter and Vivien Lee, Kathryn’s cousins from Singapore
Lay Sim, Kathryn’s cousin who rescheduled a flight from Vietnam to be here

To all of us here, I wish to say that Kathryn has lived and she has lived well. I want to share with you the words that Kathryn would have wanted to tell all of us tonight. The verse taken from Psalm 118:17 – In the Message translation it reads,

“I didn't die. I lived. And now I'm telling the world what God did”.

God Bless all of you.

Eulogy by Pam 2nd Night Wake Service, 3 May 2010

Dear ma,

You made it! God has been good, to you, to all of us. He is faithful and loving.

No words can fully express or describe how I'm feeling right now but I'll just say what's on my heart.

Firstly, I want to thank you. For everything that you are, for everything that you have done in my life. It's because of you that I am, who I am today. Indeed you have inspired me and I bet many many others, countless of times, over and over again with your faith and strength. Take a peek down to earth from heaven and look all around ma. These are the people who love and care for you, just as you have loved and cared for them, in one way or another. You have been such a blessing to all of us.

As much as all of us wanted you to stay, and I know you wanted too, we were willing to let you go, cause we knew that you would be at a better place. God wanted to reward you after you had fought for so long. I hope you're enjoying heaven ; a place with no suffering. There's no place for grief or sorrow knowing that you are somewhere up there, happy.

You are such a gem ma, you really are. You have taught me to smile at the storm and still praise God no matter what, no matter what.

These past few months caring for you were the best times I had ever spent with you. Just serving you and making sure you were okay made me happy.

5-1=5

Though we do not have you right here physically with us, know that you will always remain in our heart, forever.

We all love you, ma.

(Pamela is our second daughter)

Msg from Kath Shaw, New Zealand

Dear Mark and family

Margaret has told me about the passing of your dear wife Kathryn. I have been thinking of you and praying for you in this season of grief. It is hard to believe that Kathryn is not around on earth any more, but a comfort to know she is alive and well, enjoying heaven and that we shall see her again.

I remember with joy the times I spent with Kathryn sharing our desire to see the sick totally healed. We were both searching for the answers to the problem of pain and sickness. Kathryn lent me the set of CDs from a conference she attended in KL and also the book “The More Excellent Way”. Kathryn gave me copies of the tapes and later I purchased the book for myself. There are keys to healing and health in the book and the tapes.

Two friends who are also searching for answers borrowed the tapes and the book. These friends are now inspired to learn more and are planning to attend a similar conference in the USA believing that one day they will become involved in healing ministry here in Christchurch, so the influence of Kathryn continues in the area of health and wholeness.

Meanwhile I pray that the comfort of the Holy Spirit and the love of Jesus will carry you through the days ahead. May God bless you.

Yours with the love of Jesus
Kath

10 September 2010

(Kath Shaw is a retired missionary from Christchurch, New Zealand. Kath has visited and stayed with Mark and Kathryn at their home on several occasions when she visits Malaysia. Kath is also a good friend of Kang Hoe and Margaret and visits Glad Tidings Klang when she is in Malaysia)

Tribute by Margaret Tan, 2nd Night Wake Service, 3 May 2010

I want to echo what Melissa said last night about the “what if’s” and the “could have’s”

If only I could have held Kathryn’s hand everyday and sang to her,
If only I could have been by her bedside when she couldn’t sleep
If only I could have been there give her a tummy rub everyday when she felt the cold and the pain …..
But our dear Kathryn would not have it…she always thought of others first….

The night that Elaine and I took care of her, both of use dared not sleep…we just kept looking at her to see if she was comfortable; she was restless that night. So after the night nurse had changed her position, I asked if she would like to hear some worship music. She nodded and as I placed the earphone in her ears, she became still and, weak as she was, she started to raise her hands and tapped her fingers. That first song went like this:

More than any treasure my hands could hold
More than any dream come true
More than all the pleasure this world could give
One thing I will pursue
More than all the honours sought by man
More than any great reward
More than all the wisdom of ages past
One thing I will seek for
Chorus:
A heart for you
A thirst for you
To quench my soul
Like morning dew
To seek your face
Your holy place
O Lord create in me
A heart for you.

She managed to listen till the end of the whole album of worship songs before she fell asleep.

She was a worshipper….she brought to reality what many songs refrained – she worshiped God with every breath she had, until her last breath.

I believe that towards the end Kathryn was torn between staying to be with her lovely husband and children and leaving to be with her Jesus, the King of kings, the Rock of all ages, Who is able to quench her soul and take away her pain. It must have been very hard –
Mark – a wonderfully patient and loving husband,
Melissa – sweet and tender-hearted Melissa, holding mommy’s hands till the end
Pammy – spunky Pammy, pharmacist Pammy, always knowing the meds that mommy needed.
And Darren – strong Darren who carried mommy down the stairs when she was too frail to walk.

I asked God, “What did we do or not do? What could we have done and not done?” The answer came – God is sovereign…. Trust Him.

The morning she drew her last breath, I was awakened, as I have been many nights before, to pray for her. Heal her Lord, breathe in her new life, new strength…..Some nights I would just freeze in fear…is Kathryn gone?

There are many things we will not understand until we reach heaven and see our Jesus face to face.

Till then, I will always be inspired by Kathryn’s passion and love for people; she was always concerned about their eternal fate. Whatever she did, she did it with eternity in mind.
• She would make it a point to visit and pray for the sick, especially the terminally ill, even though she was going through her own battle with cancer.
• She would pray for those who needed to know Christ.
• She would remember our birthdays and would make wonderful cheesecakes to celebrate with our families.
• She would cook up a feast and invite new people to this lovely home to welcome them into our fellowship.
• She would text us encouraging messages to cheer us on.
• She seemed to have a spiritual thermometer that could detect our highs and lows.

Dear dear Kathryn, we will miss you, a great and wonderful friend.

A selfless and great great woman of faith and an excellent woman who is always gazing at Jesus. Even when the pain was unbearable, you managed a smile. Even when every muscle ached, you lifted your hand to worship Jesus. Whenever I led worship in church, I would look out for her in the sanctuary as her lifted hands would cheer me on into a deeper level of worship. She could worship with any song – fast, slow, difficult, noisy, any beat. It was her heart that inspired her, not the circumstances. She was every worship leader’s inspiration.

Dear Kathryn, now that you are gazing at the Finisher of your faith, your faith has indeed become reality. Painful as it is to let you go, who can let you go, we know you are with the excellent Author of your faith, Who has made you complete, and now enjoying the rich and indescribable joys of your new home.

As we bid you farewell, remember that our hearts still have little rooms filled with your love for us and full of sweet memories of our time together. Though you are not here in person, you are very much alive in our hearts.

Bye for now, sweet Kathryn … till we meet again….

(Margaret and her husband Kang Hoe have been close friends of Mark and Kathryn for a long time. She is the worship leader at Glad Tidings Assembly, Klang where both Mark and Kathryn worship in)

Eulogy from Shery, Elpizo Group

I have known Kathryn as a very caring and loving person. And this is shown at the Elpizo Cancer Support Group since 2007. Whenever Kathryn is there, she will reach out to them and pray and sometimes visit them, inspite of her condition. This is exemplery of someone living the life of Christ.

You can see her blessings to others at Elpizo and how she herself was also blessed in the book that I wrote called THERE IS HOPE which she has written a few pages, and also see her in action in the accompanying DVD called HOPE THROUGH FAITH where she shared her Elpizo experience.

Elpizo will miss her.

Shery Lim

Elpizo Cancer Support Group

(Shery heads the Elpizo Cancer Support Group that meets regularly to provide support for cancer patients)

Tribute by Ong Boon Kee, 2nd Night Wake Service, 3 May 2010

"I have known Kathryn Teo Boon Kee some 30 years ago while pursuing my studies in Universiti Malaya. My coursemates and I found Kathryn to be a friendly and sweet lady.

Well, I am the other Boon Kee, Ong Boon Kee. Imagine having two Boon Kees in the same class and whenever our names were called, there will be silence and neither one of us would answer. This forced the lecturer to have a second look at his name list and this time call out the name in full.

I had the opportunity of getting Kathryn to work on some corporate tax matters for my company and during this time, she always carried out her work professionally and completed her work to my satisfaction.

On behalf of my MU mates, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to Mark and his three children. We will miss Kathryn dearly. "

(Ong Boon Kee is an ex-varsity mate of Kathryn in the University of Malaya. They have kept in touch even after leaving the university many years ago)

Tribute by Margaret Raj, 2nd Night Wake Service, 3 May 2010

It’s an honor and privilege to give this eulogy for my friend.

I’m here like all of us, grieving for a friend I lost to cancer. And yet I am strangely consoled deep within knowing than Heaven has won the battle and angels are rejoicing. I catching myself forgetting that she’s gone. Her messages still in my handphone. Don’t know whether her handphone has been disconnected, but eventually will, that means she won’t be available.... that makes me sad. Kathryn has stolen her way into our hearts and will be there forever.

I knew Kathryn after she got married. Her 1st call to me was for a chat and to let me know she has resigned from her job and now a full time mom. She sounded very happy and wanted to share experiences of being a house mum. Subsequently she called to share a verse God has given her for me. “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength..........................

After the devastating news about her cancer, she went through all medical procedures. After which she recovered, back to normal self, more energy/vitality/zest for life.

We became closer after this. As a family, we went for short trips, had many meals together and shared great fellowship/friendship. We did many things together, but want to share just 3 that really stand out.

a. Our family trip up Boh Plantations. We actually climbed up the high mountain. Kathryn made it without any complain or problem.

b. For my 50th birthday, she surprised me by teaming up with my hubby and coming up with a surprise dinner and a futsal game. She knew I was keen in experiencing what it is like to play futsal. She formed a team and booked the place and we all had great fun.

c. My last visit to her home before she was admitted, was a special one for both of us. We both sang “Indescribable” by Chris Tomlin together from her iPhone. Kathryn sang the whole song through softly though ‘cos she couldn’t take much.

We shared about many things in our conversations; our walk with God, our kids, our husbands. We prayed and worshipped together. Our conversations were not just surface talk, but rich conversations, digging deeper talking heart to heart.

Dear Kathryn, thanks for reminding me that life is so precious and we never know when it will end.

Kathryn desired to visit the Refugee school when she recovered but didn’t make it. But the food that was left over after Sunday’s wake, was a reminder that although she’s gone, she still blessed about 80 kids with a good breakfast in her memory.

Finally, God’s goodness is very evident. I think Kathryn is the most mature, courageous and God-fearing woman I have been blessed to know in this lifetime.

To Mark, Melissa, Pam and Darren... I am so sorry you have to walk this road without her. But one thing I am confident is that you will walk it well, because you know who is holding your hand. There will be highs and lows, I am confident you will see God’s hand in it all.

(Margaret and her husband Alex Raj have been close friends of Kathryn for more than 20 years. Alex has been a classmate of Mark in Standard One in their primary school days. Both Alex and Margaret Raj are worshipping in Glad Tidings Assembly, Klang)

Pastor Mike Constantine's Message, 2nd Night Wake Service 3 May 2010

What Kathryn Knew

Quiet Confidence- The signature quality of her life.
in life
in disease
in death
in her hope for eternity.

"But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and He will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!
(Job 19:25-27, NLT)

1.She knew there was One God, that he loves every person in the world
-She knew that believing in Jesus was the only way to experience God's love.

2. She knew that the best life is a life of love.
Everyone who knew her said that about her: friends, family, colleagues, even enemies if she had any.
(CS Lewis: A simple life celebrated in heaven)

3. She knew where she was going when she died.
. . . We know that when these bodies of ours are taken down like tents and folded away, they will be replaced by resurrection bodies in heaven--God-made, not handmade-- and we'll never have to relocate our "tents" again. Sometimes we can hardly wait to move--and so we cry out in frustration. Compared to what's coming, living conditions around here seem like a stopover in an unfurnished shack, and we're tired of it! We've been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less. That's why we live with such good cheer. You won't see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don't get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we'll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming.
(2Co 5:1-8, Message)

Kathryn wants you to know Jesus so that she can meet you in the Father's House.

(Pastor Mike and Diane Constantine have been good friends to Mark and Kathryn for the past several years)

Through Heaven's Window

THROUGH HEAVEN'S WINDOW

I sit by my bed peering out through the window
Looking for where you might be tonight
Sometimes the clouds may obscure the view
Sometimes they give way to a moonlit night.

All of earth is asleep, all is quiet
It's a crisp clear sky above
I see the stars flickering in the distance
The moon emanating its awesome, elegant glow

You must be among the stars
Free as you can be, my dear
Prancing with the heavenly hosts
Far as you may be, yet near

My eyes diligently scan the skies
Hoping that you would appear
Just a glimpse of you
My weary heart would cheer

But wait, is that you I see?
Looking down through heaven's window
Your eyes searching for the light
Shining through earth's shadows

Do you see the light kept aglow for you
Hoping you will look this way
A small candle here there'll always be
Until the dawn of day

The twinkle of those distant lights
Somehow remind me of the sparkle in your eyes
Radiant, serene, beckoning,
Resplendent against the evening skies

Every night through this window I will look
Having the multitude of stars in view
My eyes peeled on that one star
And maybe to catch a glimpse of you.

2nd Night Wake Service, 3 May 2010 Part 3

Hoh Lee from SIB and Mona, Kathryn's sister














Pam our second daughter with Yati our helper for the past ten years










Friends paying their last respects
























































































































Fee Lin, a close family friend with her son, Christopher.









Rev Vincent Leoh, Senior Pastor of Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya











Mark with Pam and Darren









David, Kathryn's brother

Steven, Mark's brother

Mark with some guests













From left, Alex Raj from Glad Tidings Klang, Pastor Philip Sung from Bethel Church Melaka, Meng Thau and wife











From left, Yee Yin and Siew Khim with some friends











Audrey from the Overcomers on the right












Pastor Julie from Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya with a guest













Bee Lian, Mark's brother with Ben her son










Ivan, Mark's nephew-in-law and Samuel, Mark's nephew

2nd Night Wake Service, 3 May 2010 Part 2

Margaret Raj from Glad Tidings Klang:
"Kathryn is the most mature, courageous and God-fearing woman I have been blessed to know in this lifetime"


Pastor Julie Khoo from Glad Tidings Petaling Jaya paying tribute

Members of the Overcomers Group, Kathryn's friends from their teenage years, presenting a special number



Shery Lim from the Elpizo Cancer Support Group :
"I have known Kathryn as a very caring and loving person"


Mabel, Kathryn's cousin from Singapore, giving her testimony


Margaret Tan from Glad Tidings Klang :
"She was a worshipper... she brought to reality what many songs refrained.. she worshipped God with every breath she had, until her last breath... It was her heart that inspired her, not the circumstances. She was every worship leader's inspiration"


Mark giving his eulogy :
"All of you who are here and the flowers that we see are an eloquent testimony of how much she is loved"

Mark presenting a song he sang at their wedding 25 years ago, "This is the Day that the Lord has made"

2nd Night Wake Service, 3rd May 2010 Part 1

Starting the wake service



A Section of the Crowd







Kok Meng, the emcee for the evening





Pastor Tony Phang, Senior Pastor of Glad Tidings Assembly, Klang, leading in prayer


Rosalind, a member of the Subang Jaya cell, paying tribute





Ivan Lee, the songleader for the evening









Melissa, Pamela and Darren presenting a song in tribute to Kathryn, "You are Forever in My Life"



"You see me through the seasons"



"Jesus, I believe in You, Jesus, I belong to You"



"You're the reason why I live, the reason why I sing, with all I am"



Mona, Kathryn's sister, presenting a song





Pastor Mike Constantine, the speaker for the Wake Service, with Fee Lin interpreting


Quiet Confidence- The signature quality of her life.
in life
in disease
in death
in her hope for eternity.